Portage Inc. Wins DOE Technical Assistance Contract

Jul 05, 2010

The Department of Energy (DOE) on July 1 awarded a task order to Portage, Inc., a small disadvantaged business from Idaho Falls, Idaho, to provide technical assistance to the Carlsbad Field Office and the Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP) in Carlsbad, N.M.

This is a time-and-material task order issued under a General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule. The contract has an approximate value of $30 million.

The contractor will provide a range of services that include:

Quality assurance and safety oversight support

Environmental and regulatory services support

National TRU (transuranic) Program technical support

Performance demonstration program management

Science and international program support

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Support

Operations oversight support

Perform assessments nationwide involving TRU waste.

The WIPP site is a deep geologic repository mined in salt and is the final disposal destination for 6.2 million cubic feet of stored and newly generated TRU waste from generator sites around the country. WIPP’s mission is to safely characterize, transport, and dispose of radioactive waste resulting from defense activities.